The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-02
Handsome Wiltshire on the Stand.
Maj Blackburn Puts the Screws 20
the Broker with Success.
He Shows How the Witness Shield
cd Himself Behind the Prisoner.
Tho Partner of Harper Caught in a
Corner Sure Enough.
Although Wiltshire Had Less Than
$4,000 In Bank, He Drew for $780,
600, Depending Upon Harper TO
Protect His Paper.

Protect His Paper.
CINCINNATI, o., Dee. 1.-The Harper
trial was resumed this morning. with j.
W, Wiltshire, the good-looking broker, OIL
the stand, His testimony in chief had
been OF the most direct nature, showing
that hc had purchased for Harper, in the
Chicago market, about 90,00O,0OO bushels
of wheat, OF which they We're holding IA
0N, 0O0 when the crash came last June.
The loss represented by the breaking Of
their corner was from 81, 900, 600 to - ,000,-
90. lie said lac never could tell exactly
what the total nominal loss was, for tho
reason that his Chicago brokers had never
rendered an account showing what had
been realized on closing out their deal.
In every way I've made II clear that
Harper was his principal; that his checks
ON the Fidelity bank were not against any
balance there 90 his credit, but that he
was given 60 understand that they were
to be protected by Harper
When It came 10 the cross. examination,
Wiltshire proved 20 bc loaded for moro
than one kind OF game, His statements
today will cause some squirting in other
quarters. Nearly the first question asked
by Major Blackburn for the defense
brought ont the fact that wiltshire had de-
! posted checks agrrrgniing 100000 ON tho
inst National bank, OF this city, and
| Sg1. 600 ON the Merchants bank, with tho
| Fidelity, where they wcrc treated rs cash.
| lie hpd not that amount oi money In those
/ banks at the time ihg checks were drawn,
! but he did Il because lac was instructed 10
| do 40 by Harper whom hu supposed 10 bo
abundrntly able to take care Of the checks.
Said Blackburn, looking thc witness
| sluarcly in threyv -lcllmc, now here are
| checks on the Eir,t national tO The amount
Of $50. OOO, drawn 10y You May -, 1857.
How much money had you In that bank at
that timc?"
Wiltshire, rcddcning litlc and looking
at the floor can't tell
"Wcll, was it sl0,OOO''
Don remember
"pon' YOU know it was not as much ~
| Sl0OOUy'
| "rcrhaps " MAS no,?'
| "Nct YOU drew Tor ssjO.0O1G'
"1oOks that way slid the witness,
looking with q smile at the documents in
| Mai. Blagkbun's hands
! Nov, " said blackburn do y0u call
! That legitimate business
81 don't call IL Legitimate"
"Nhat, putting out bogus checks With
mo- money behind thcmF'
81 did not know Whut MI Harper had
/ done "a protect thcm. and looked 10 him
! iorpfglrclion." vs. thc explanation, ghich
| was morc satisfactory 10 the witness than
/ 10 citizens who hrlrlit
fI,t. t..tt.I tf... ...t.ff toll "a f......a ftlI
| afternoon.
M Harper Is sim attended by his wife
md her sister. aud gives clos attention TO
| 80 that imnspipH lie has watched with
| eager interest The face ui this witness. lis
! broker, who has, IN plain words, laid baTo
| the entire transaction.
| On CruW.cXuuinat.On In thc afternoon,
! Wiltshire mid ho believed that the checks
| already named were about ull Do had de-
| pustrd with the Fidelity bunk. lie had
/ given checks 10 Harper 10 take up Others,
| lee lid not know a. What amount. ON tho
! evening OF juno II hr saw Harper
| at the bank anil got thc package 90 take
| 10 Chicago. Al Gahr llapors brother
| In law, went with him To Chicago. and took
| possession 0i ihr envelope Harper had
given him. saving Il contained 500. 600.
lie went a. ihU bluk, kcrhaN and iloyt
accompanying him. Ills Instructions were
based ON telegram from llafpcr 20 the
American National Exchange hank. II
| the bank would Hsrcc 10 take this package
and soo that the brokers wpnsou'ng tho
| dead them wDru amply projected and fur
uIsh them such accommodations aa would
| carry II out. hc was 80 leave the package.
| llr acted under these instructions and did
not think II anything unusual.
The governments counsel then took the
witness aid showed 10y him that several
orlrr Tor wheat wcrc signed by Harper
with bis own initials. Replying 20 n qnes-
! ton, witness said checks on the First ma
tional were met by deposits by tho Fidel-
| ity 30 inr ug hc knew, nll the money
came from thc Fidelity.
EbcncDr SchoHeil, cashier u the Fist
| National bank OF New York, and James
| A. Quinlan, IT,, cashier OF the Chemical
| National bank. testified regarding the loan
! of s1OO, 900 and 500. 600 madu respectively
90 Harper They also gave q list OF col
luiculs ior the loan, including notes Of
various companies In which Harper was
Interested. Tho testimony OF these wit
nc-sCs was introduced 10 show that Uarper
was present ~ the timo; that the money
he used was drawn from the bank while q
special account was kept for the purpose
OF giving him fictitious credit.
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